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5204. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Effective Risk Mitigation on Engineering Projects

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Author:
Mahesh, Nitish
Title:
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Effective Risk Mitigation on Engineering Projects
Area of Honors:
Engineering Leadership Development
Keywords:
Generative Artificial Intelligence
Engineering Leadership
Risk Management
Prompt Engineering
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Steve Betza, Thesis Supervisor
Paul W Mittan, Thesis Honors Advisor

5205. An In Vitro Wound Healing Model Evaluating Zinc Supplementation with Synthetic Wound Dressings

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Author:
Snow, Emily
Title:
An In Vitro Wound Healing Model Evaluating Zinc Supplementation with Synthetic Wound Dressings
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Wound Healing
Tissue Engineering
Stem Cells
Zinc
Nutrient Supplementation
Nanofiber Scaffolds
HEK293
Cell Proliferation
Cytokine Secretion
Cell Migration
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter Butler, Faculty Reader
Maria Rita Castro, Faculty Reader

5207. Binge Alcohol Consumption and Somatostatin Neuropeptide Dysregulation in the Prefrontal Cortex

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Author:
Kacala, Andrew
Title:
Binge Alcohol Consumption and Somatostatin Neuropeptide Dysregulation in the Prefrontal Cortex
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Neurobiology
Alcohol Use Disorder
Somatostatin (SST)
Binge Drinking
Prefrontal Cortex
Pharmacology
Pharmacotherapy
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Nikki Crowley, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

5208. Developing A Wound-Assay for Modeling Collective Cell Migration In Vitro

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Author:
Narayanamangalam, Aryath
Title:
Developing A Wound-Assay for Modeling Collective Cell Migration In Vitro
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Collective Cell Migration
Wound Healing
Wound Assay
Scratch Assay
Nanofibers
Biomaterials
Cell Migration
Cancer Metastasis
Electrospinning
Stereolithography
3D Printing
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
Pak Kin Wong, Faculty Reader

5210. Analyzing the Selectivity of Commercial Cation Exchange Membrane by Electrodeposition of Polyethyleneimine (PEI)

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Author:
Fisher, Matthew
Title:
Analyzing the Selectivity of Commercial Cation Exchange Membrane by Electrodeposition of Polyethyleneimine (PEI)
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Polyethyleneimine
Trivalent Ions
Rare Earth Elements
Permselectivity
Ion Exchange Membranes
Cations
Potentiostat
Phosphogypsum
Cerium Chloride
Electrodeposition
Wastewater
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Logan, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Borhan, Thesis Honors Advisor

5211. Language as a Catalyst for Transformation: Exploring the Impacts of Language on the Human Experience

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Author:
Ruiz Aguirre, Arantza
Title:
Language as a Catalyst for Transformation: Exploring the Impacts of Language on the Human Experience
Area of Honors:
French and Francophone Studies
Keywords:
Language Learning
Transformation
French and Francophone Studies
Bilingualism
Multilingualism
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Tracy Rutler, Thesis Supervisor
J.-Marc Authier, Thesis Honors Advisor

5214. The Influence of Sonication Processing Conditions on the Morphology and Carbon Capture Capacity of Polyethylenimine Impregnated MCF Silica Pellets

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Author:
Komma, Ramesh Babu
Title:
The Influence of Sonication Processing Conditions on the Morphology and Carbon Capture Capacity of Polyethylenimine Impregnated MCF Silica Pellets
Area of Honors:
Environmental Science
Keywords:
Carbon Capture
Sonication
Adsorbents
membrane separation
MCF Silica
Polyethylenimine
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Gregory P Dillon, Thesis Supervisor
Michael David Naber, Thesis Honors Advisor

5215. Observations on the Natural History of Purseweb Spiders (Sphodros spp.) in Pennsylvania and Specimen Digitization of the Genus Sphodros (Araneae, Atypidae)

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Author:
Sava, Blaise
Title:
Observations on the Natural History of Purseweb Spiders (Sphodros spp.) in Pennsylvania and Specimen Digitization of the Genus Sphodros (Araneae, Atypidae)
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Plant Sciences and Entomology
Keywords:
Sphodros
entomology
arachnology
taxonomy
systematics
photography
natural history
ecology
radio telemetry
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Joseph Skvarla, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis R Decoteau, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gary Felton, Thesis Honors Advisor

5216. A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites

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Author:
Mc Carthy, Sydney
Title:
A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and Geosciences
Keywords:
Lithium
Spodumene
Pegmatites
Germanium
Gallium
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jesse R Reimink, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Heaney, Thesis Honors Advisor

5217. Battery-Electric Vehicle Refrigerated Transport

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Author:
Kabi, Krish
Title:
Battery-Electric Vehicle Refrigerated Transport
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Refrigerated transport
Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
opportunity charging
cold supply chain
environmental impact
sustainable solutions
mileage range
charging infrastructure
operational efficiency.
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Faculty Reader

5221. Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid

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Author:
Campbell, Jaron
Title:
Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Infill
TPMS
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface
Fused Filament Fabrication
Anisotropy
Tensile
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Amrita Basak, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

5222. Cortisol’s Effect on Iron Transport Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Placental Trophoblast Cells

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Author:
Anderlind, Sophie
Title:
Cortisol’s Effect on Iron Transport Proteins and Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Placental Trophoblast Cells
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Trophoblast Cells
Cortisol
Iron Transport Proteins
Extracellular Vesicles
TFR-1
FPN-1
Iron Trafficking
Pregnancy
File:
Download Schreyer_Final_Thesis___Sophie_Anderlind.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nikki Crowley, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

5223. The War in Ukraine: Its Impact on Global Commodities and Lessons for Future Conflicts

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Author:
Bodek, Simon
Title:
The War in Ukraine: Its Impact on Global Commodities and Lessons for Future Conflicts
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Disruptions
Commodities
International Trade
Exports
Russia-Ukraine War
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Saurabh Bansal, Thesis Honors Advisor

5225. The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women

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Author:
Soucy, Elizabeth
Title:
The relationship between stress response, milk production, metabolic health factors and micronutrient status in lactating women
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
lactation
cortisol
cortisone
milk production
metabolic health
micronutrient status
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Thesis Supervisors:
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Faculty Reader

5226. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice

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Author:
Botvinov, Julia
Title:
Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
stress resilience
GABA
anxiety
somatostatin
anhedonia
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yingwei Mao, Faculty Reader

5229. The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II

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Author:
Deng, Eilene
Title:
The Mechanism of NELF Recruitment by DSIF in Promoter-proximal Pausing of RNA Polymerase II
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
promoter-proximal pausing
transcription factors
gene regulation
DSIF
NELF
RNA Polymerase II
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Thesis Supervisors:
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Supervisor
Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor

5230. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample

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Author:
Sapre, Anjali
Title:
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Performance of RNase H2-dependent PCR (rhAmpSeq) for Resistome Characterization in a Complex Sample
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
Antimicrobial Resistance
Genotyping
PCR
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
Resistome Characterization
Foodborne Pathogen
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jasna Kovac, Thesis Supervisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Thesis Honors Advisor

5231. Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation

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Author:
Connor, Chloe
Title:
Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Associated With Neuroendocrine Stress-Axis Dysregulation
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Thyroid
subclinical hypothyroidism
hypothyroidism
stress
HPA axis
HPT axis
biomarker
blood pressure
cortisol
thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
t4
t3
depression
anxiety
Trier Social Stress Task
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Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Cousino Klein, Thesis Supervisor
Marie P Cross, Thesis Honors Advisor

5234. Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks

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Author:
Ricketts, Branden
Title:
Analyzing Ionic Liquids as a Catalyst for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Feedstocks
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Biofuel
Hydrothermal liquefaction
ionic liquid
sustainability
liquid fuel
cellulose
lignin
soy protein
energy
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Thesis Supervisors:
Phillip E Savage, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor

5235. The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens

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Author:
Asthana, Shravan
Title:
The Role of Exon Junction Complex Factor RBM8A in Synapse Formation: A Glial Lens
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD
ADHD
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neurology
Neuroscience
RBM8A
Exon Junction Complex
EJC
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Thesis Supervisors:
Yingwei Mao, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

5240. Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis

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Author:
Bodovski, David
Title:
Insuring Identification: The Effects of Public Healthcare Eligibility on Childhood Disability Diagnosis
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Disabilities
Disability Diagnosis
Health Policy
Education Policy
Medicaid
CHIP
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Thesis Supervisors:
Mark John Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

5241. Developing a Methodology to Create a Supplier Minimum Order Quantity Model for a Food Service Company

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Author:
Semmer, Julia
Title:
Developing a Methodology to Create a Supplier Minimum Order Quantity Model for a Food Service Company
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Minimum Order Quantity
Economic Order Quantity
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Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

5243. The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets

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Author:
Grecco, Samantha
Title:
The Effect of the Small RNA RyhB on the Structure of its mRNA Targets
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
sRNA
RyhB
gene expression profiling
in vivo chemical structure probing
pulldown assay
antibiotic resistance
structure-function relationship
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Thesis Supervisors:
Philip C Bevilacqua, Thesis Supervisor
Ying Gu, Thesis Honors Advisor

5246. An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks

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Author:
Pham, Viet
Title:
An Analysis and Framework for Multi-Label Image Classification of Insect Taxonomy with Convolutional Neural Networks
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
Multi-label image classification
insect monitoring
convolutional neural networks
machine learning
computer vision
image classification
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Thesis Supervisors:
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
John Morgan Sampson, Thesis Honors Advisor

5247. The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism

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Author:
Dennis, Kady
Title:
The Chemotherapeutic Agent CX-5461 Affects Cell Viability Through a Topoisomerase II Poison-Like Mechanism
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
CX-5461
mechanism of action
RNA Polymerase I inhibitor
Topoisomerase II poison
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Thesis Supervisors:
Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

5248. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading

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Author:
Qu, James
Title:
Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Dark Pool
Finance
Algorithmic Trading
Trading
Performance
S&P 500
Black Box
Alpha
TD
TD Ameritrade
API
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Thesis Supervisors:
Mihail Velikov, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

5250. Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons

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Author:
Long, Melissa
Title:
Understanding the Mechanisms Controlling the Localization of Microtubule Organization Proteins in Drosophila Neurons
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila
Neuroscience
Microtubule Nucleation
Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
Wnt Signaling
Dendrite
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Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
David Scott Gilmour, Thesis Honors Advisor